{"podcast":{"title":"Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street","slug":"hospitality-meets-with-phil-street-122320","podcast_index_feed_id":122320,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/hospitalitymeets/","website_url":"https://www.hospitalitymeets.co.uk/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/24567222-3ee9-4d84-8550-5857874d2ff6/HOSPITALTY-MEETS-MASTER-1.jpg","author":"Phil Street","episode_count":300,"summary":"Hospitality Meets is a podcast about people. Every week, Phil Street sits down with some of the most fascinating individuals in hospitality and beyond - from chefs, hoteliers, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs to leaders, innovators, and changemakers. But this isn't a podcast about job titles. It's about the journeys behind them. The setbacks that almost ended careers. The opportunities that changed lives. The lessons learned through success, failure, risk, resilience, and everything in between. Through honest conversations, laughter, and the occasional unexpected life lesson, Hospitality Meets explores what it really takes to build a career, lead people, create memorable experiences, and find meaning in the work we do. Whether you're taking your first steps in hospitality, leading a business, or simply love hearing remarkable stories from remarkable people, you'll find inspiration, perspective, and plenty of reasons to believe in people. Because every great story starts with a conversation. Hospitality Meets. Stories. Spirit. People. 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What begins as a conversation about people data quickly becomes something deeper, a clear eyed look at why teams struggle , why talent alone isn’t enough, and why most performance problems come down to misunderstanding, not ability . This is a calm, thoughtful episode about clarity, context, and why better conversations beat better strategies. In This Episode Why performance is a by-product , not something you can force The difference between thinking you know something and actually knowing it Why misunderstanding (not laziness) drives most workplace issues What elite sport gets right about teams that business often gets wrong The hidden cost of constant change and short term thinking Why stability can be a genuine competitive advantage How people data should start conversations, not end them From Elite Sport to Hospitality Will’s thinking was shaped during his time at Saracens , where a strong focus on people and culture transformed performance under pressure. After injury ended his playing career, Will began applying those lessons in business, and quickly noticed a gap between how elite teams operate and how most organisations try to drive results. The biggest difference? Shared understanding What the Data Shows Through Pineapple, Will now works with hospitality businesses to understand patterns around: Attrition Internal progression Team stability One consistent insight stands out: Greater stability and internal progression = lower turnover. Simple. Powerful. Rarely acted on. 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